Paula Rochon
Adjunct Scientist Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit , Baycrest
Vice-President Research Women's College Research Institute
Emerging Team, funded by CIHRThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Research Focus
My research program is focused on optimizing prescribing for older people with emphases on long-term care. My current research projects are in two areas.
First, my research aims to determine patterns of adverse drug events and to develop and evaluate strategies to change prescribing patterns and improve the quality of drug therapy used by long-term care residents. We are currently evaluating the benefit of Computerized Physician Order Entry with Clinical Decision Support on reducing adverse drug events in long- term care facilities. Second, as co-principal investigator of an Emerging Team, funded by CIHR, we are examining pharmacologic management of chronic disease in older adults to optimize the health of the elders. Using large provincial databases, our multidisciplinary team is performing series of pharmaco-epidemiology studies to explore benefits and risks associated with the use of drug therapy by older adults with co-existent chronic disease across a range of populations and in a spectrum of settings.
These projects are supported by federal funding agencies including The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Publications
Education
- 1980: B.A. (Hons), McMaster University
- 1983: M.D., McMaster University
- 1990: M.P.H., Harvard University
Academic Appointments
- 2010–Present: Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
- 2010–Present: Professor of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation Vice President, Research, Women's College Hospital Senior Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
- 2010–Present: Adjunct Scientist, Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit , Baycrest
- 2010–Present: Staff Geriatrician, Baycrest
- 2010–Present: Vice-President Research, Women's College Research Institute
Reviewership
Editorial Board
- 1995–2002: Member, International Editorial Board of the British Medical Journal (International Appointment )
- 1995–2010: Member, Editorial Board of the International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine (International Appointment)
- 2004–Present: Member, Editorial Board of The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy (International Appointment)
- 2004–Present: Member, Editorial Board of Drugs & Aging (International Appointment)
- 2005–Present: Member, Editorial Advisory Panel for Aging Health (International Appointment)
Distinctions and Awards
- 2006: Excellence in Leadership, Baycrest Rewards and Recognition Committee
- 2006: Career Award – Optimizing Prescribing for older adults, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2001-2006
- 2005: Premier's Research Excellence Awards, Ontario Challenge Fund, 2000-2005. Awarded for demonstrated excellence of scientific and academic contributions to date and the importance of the proposed area of research.
- 2002: William B. Abrams Award in Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology in Therapeutics , awarded to an individual in the field of geriatric clinical pharmacology for making an outstanding contribution to the field
- 1999: Canadian Women’s Mentor Awards Finalist, Science & Education Category
- 1993: Max A. Gordon Research Prize, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, University of Toronto
- 1989: Royal Canadian Legion Postgraduate Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine, Support Geriatric Medicine Fellowship - University of London, England, 1988-1989
- 1989: Postgraduate Award, University of Toronto, Department of Medicine, Research Committee, 1988-1989
- 1989: Detweiler Clinical Traineeship, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- 1988: Munk Award, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, University of Toronto, Awarded to a physician demonstrating special merit in geriatric medicine
Research Projects
External
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2008–2013:
CIHR Team: Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Disease in Older Adults – II
Collaborators: Rochon PA (Co-PI), Anderson GM (Co-PI)Sponsors: CIHR
Grant # OTG 88591
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2006–2011:
Reducing Health Disparities and Promoting Equity for Vulnerable Populations (Nursing Home Residents)
Collaborators: Rochon PA (Nominated PI), Anderson GM (Co-PI)Sponsors: CIHR
Grant # HOA-80075
Contact
Email: paula.rochon
utoronto.ca